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Table 2 Reported use, and potential future use, of any self-tests

From: Self-testing for cancer: a community survey

 

Used

Would Use

Test kit

n

%

n

%

Allergy

43

1.5

1137

38.9

Cholesterol

56

1.9

1453

49.7

Chlamydia

4

0.1

504

17.2

Diabetes

225

7.7

1371

46.9

Fertility

69

2.4

496

17.0

Helicobacter pylori

28

1.0

789

27.0

Hepatitis

3

0.1

644

22.0

High blood pressure

276

9.4

1469

50.2

HIV/AIDS

2

0.1

456

15.6

Menopause

16

0.5

537

18.4

Pregnancy

555

19.0

591

20.2

Thyroid

16

0.5

753

25.7

Urinary infection

67

2.3

1027

35.1

Vaginal infection

13

0.4

612

20.9

Other

5

0.2

41

1.4

All non-cancer

1378

 

11880

 

Reported use, and potential future use, of cancer related self-tests

Bowel Cancer

8

0.3

844

28.9

Haematuria

13

0.4

690

23.6

PSA

16

0.5

639

21.8

All cancer related

*37

 

2173

 
  1. *37 tests used by 35 people